Elia Suleiman
DirectingElia Suleiman (Arabic: إيليا سليمان, IPA: [ˈʔiːlja sʊleːˈmaːn]; born 28 July 1960; Nazareth) is a Palestinian film director and actor. He is best known for the 2002 film Divine Intervention (Arabic: يد إلهية), a modern tragicomedy on living under occupation in Palestine which won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Suleiman's cinematic style is often compared to that of Jacques Tati and Buster Keaton, for its poetic interplay between "burlesque and sobriety". He is married to Lebanese singer and actress Yasmine Hamdan.
Known For
To Each His Own Cinema
The filmmaker (segment "Irtebak")
7 Days in Havana
E.S. (segment "Diary of a Beginner")
Critic
Self
The Time That Remains
E.S.
It Must Be Heaven
E.S.
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
Himself
Divine Intervention
E.S.
A Special Day
Self
Bamako
Cow-boy
Chronicle of a Disappearance
E.S.
Filmography — Acting
To Each His Own Cinema
The filmmaker (segment "Irtebak")
7 Days in Havana
E.S. (segment "Diary of a Beginner")
Critic
Self
The Time That Remains
E.S.
It Must Be Heaven
E.S.
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
Himself
Divine Intervention
E.S.
A Special Day
Self
Bamako
Cow-boy
Chronicle of a Disappearance
E.S.
The Gulf War... What Next?
Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me
Self
Homage by Assassination
E.S.
The Arab Dream
Himself
War and Peace in Vesoul
Filmography — Crew
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
7 Days in Havana
Director
The Time That Remains
Director
It Must Be Heaven
Writer
Divine Intervention
Director
Chronicle of a Disappearance
Writer
The Gulf War... What Next?
Director
Homage by Assassination
Director
The Arab Dream
Director
Introduction to the End of an Argument
Director
Cyber Palestine
Writer
War and Peace in Vesoul
Director